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MEMORANDUMCIRCULAR NO.: 8-9-95


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SUBJECT:

Implementing Rules and Regulations for

Republic Act No. !"# Re:

An Act to $romote and %o&ern t'e

(e&elopment of $'ilippine

Telecommunications and t'e (eli&er) of

$ublic Telecommunications Ser&ices.


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* RE$UB+IC ACT N,. !"# -

or t'e purpose of an effecti&e and smoot'

implementation of RA!"#/ t'e National

Telecommunications Commission/ an attac'ed agenc)

of t'e (epartment of Transportation and

Communications 0(,TC1 and t'e principal administrator

of RA!"# $ublic Telecommunications $olic) Act of

2!!#1/ 'ereb) promulgates t'e 'ereunder ImplementingRules and Regulations.

Not'ing in t'is Circular/ 'o3e&er/ s'all be

constructed as delimiting t'e po3er , (,TC to monitor

t'e implementation of t'is Act in accordance 3it' itmandate to ac'ie&e its responsibilit) for t'e de&elopment

and maintenance of a long term strategic national

de&elopment plan for telecommunications.


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001 DEFINITION OF TERMS

2. Access Charge 4 refers to a remuneration paid to a carrier b) t'e

interconnecting carriers for accessing t'e facilities of suc' carrier

3'ic' is needed b) t'e interconnecting carriers for t'e originationand5or termination of all t)pes of traffic deri&ed from t'e

interconnection.

". Acta! C"st A##r"ach 4 refers to an approac' in traffic settlement

3'ereb) t'e cost is allocated using a met'odolog) 3'ic' most

appropriatel) reflects actual cost of t'e ser&ices.

6. Cr"ss S$s%&' A##r"ach 4 refers to an approac' 3'ereb) a +E

operator is entitled to some subsid) in t'e re&enue settlement to

earn a rate of return on its local e7c'ange net3or8 in&estments

t'at s'all be at parit) 3it' t'ose earned b) ot'er segments of t'e

telecommunications industr).

9. I(terc"((ect%"( Charge 4 refers to t'e sum of t'e access c'arge

plus cross4subsid).

#. )as%c Te!e#h"(e Ser*%ce 4 refers to t'e local e7c'ange telep'one

ser&ice for residence and business establis'ments.


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. U(%*ersa! Access 4 refers to t'e a&ailabilit) of reliable and

affordable telecommunications ser&ice bot' urban and rural

areas of t'e countr).

. L"ca! E+cha(ge Area 4 refers to a defined geograp'ic areaaut'ori;ed b) t'e National Telecommunications Commission

to a local e7c'ange operator.


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. 22. Cert%/%cate "/ ,$!%c C"(*e(%e(ce a(& Necess%t'

C,CN 4 refers to a grant consistent 3it' t'e

telecommunications policies and ob>ecti&es to a ?ualified

applicant/ after due notice and 'earing/ of a final aut'orit) to

o3n/ operate and maintain a public telecommunications

facilit)5ser&ice b) t'e National Telecommunications

Commission.

2". ,r"*%s%"(a! Ath"r%t' ,A 4 refers to an aut'orit)/ for alimited period/ granted to a ?ualified applicant to operate

and maintain a public telecommunications facilit)5ser&ice b)

t'e Commission/ pending t'e grant of t'e C$CN.

26. C"%ss%"(4 refers to t'e National Telecommunications

Commission.

29. Net"r24 refers to a set of nodes and lin8s t'at pro&ides

connections bet3een t3o or more defined points to

accommodate telecommunication bet3een t'em.


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By KVL;

2#. E(ha(ce& Ser*%ce 4 refers to a ser&ice 3'ic' adds a feature

or &alue not ordinaril) pro&ided b) a public telecommunications

entit) suc' as format/ media con&ersion/ encr)ption/ en'anced

securit) features/ computer processing/ and t'e li8e@ pro&idedt'at in t'e pro&ision of t'e en'anced ser&ice/ no la3/ rule/

regulation or international con&ention on telecommunications is

circum&ented or &iolated.

2. 3"r2%(g a%( !%(es 4 refer to t'e subscribed main telep'one

lines.2. ,TE4 refers to public telecommunications entit) as defined in

RA!"#.

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100 LOCAL E4CAN6E LE SER7ICES

a. T'e +E operator s'all pro&ide uni&ersal basic

telep'one ser&ice capable of accessing local/national/ international and ot'er net3or8s

3it'out discrimination to all applicants for suc'

ser&ice 3it'in its defined aut'ori;ed ser&ice

area5s and 3it'in t'e sc'edule dul) appro&ed

b) t'e Commission.

b. T'e +E operator s'all compl) 3it' t'e ser&ice

performance and tec'nical standards specifiedunder C 2=424!= and C 2=424!=

respecti&el) and ot'er standards 'ereafter

prescribed b) t'e Commission.


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c. $ublic telecommunications entities s'all not be allo3ed

to e7pand or e7tend long distance ser&ice directl) to a

person5entit)/ customer or end4user 3it'in t'e

aut'ori;ed local e7c'ange ser&ice area of a dul)aut'ori;ed +E ser&ice operator e7cept in t'e follo3ing

cases:

2. 3'en t'e aut'ori;ed +E operator is unable to

pro&ide ser&ice 3it'in t'e follo3ing response time: T3o 'undred fort) 0"9=1 da)s on t'e first )ear of

t'e effecti&it) of t'is Circular.

Si7t) 0=1 da)s on t'e second )ear of t'e

effecti&it) of t'is Circular Ten 02=1 3or8ing da)s t'ereafter.

and at standards prescribed b) t'e Commission

pro&ided t'at t'e b)passing carrier 'as no unser&ed

obligation in its assigned ser&ice areas.


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". 3'en t'e aut'ori;ed +E operator is unable to pro&ide

3it'in ninet) 0!=1 da)s from date agreement at

prescribed standards t'e re?uired interconnection

arrangements.

6. 3'en t'e aut'ori;ed +E operator is compensated in t'e

amount agreed b) t'e parties. In case parties cannot

reac' an agreement/ t'e matter can be broug't to t'e

Commission for final action pursuant to Rule #2=. In

cases 3'en t'ere are more t'an one 021 aut'ori;ed +Eoperators in one defined geograp'ic area/ t'e

compensation s'all be di&ided in proportion 4 to t'e

number of 3or8ing telep'one lines of eac' of t'e

aut'ori;ed +E operators. T'e determination of t'e

number of 3or8ing lines s'all be conducted ?uarterl).

In an) of t'e abo&e e7ceptions/ t'e $TE s'all secure prior

appro&al from t'e Commission t'roug' an administrati&e

procedure to pro&ide direct connection to t'e

subscribers5customers5end4users.


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d. A dul) enfranc'ised entit) ma) be aut'ori;ed b) t'e

Commission/ after due notice and 'earing/ to install/ operate

and maintain a local e7c'ange net3or8 and pro&ide local

e7c'ange ser&ice in t'e same local e7c'ange area 3'ere ane7isting aut'ori;ed local e7c'ange operator fail to satisf) t'e

demand for local e7c'ange ser&ice. T'e demand for local

e7c'ange ser&ice is considered satisfied 3'en != of all

applications for local e7c'ange ser&ice 3it'in t'e last t'ree 061

mont's are ser&ed 3it'in ten 02=1 3or8ing da)s from date ofapplication.

e. T'e pro&isions on b)pass s'all onl) appl) to public s3itc'ed

telep'one ser&ices.

f. Aut'ori;ed +E operators s'all 'a&e t'e first option to pro&ide

pa) telep'one ser&ices in t'e defined geograp'ic area co&eredb) its net3or8. ,t'er enfranc'ised telecommunications entities

ma) be aut'ori;ed to pro&ide public calling stations or pa)

telep'one stations in a gi&en local e7c'ange ser&ice area

ser&ed b) an aut'ori;ed +E ser&ice operator after due notice

and 'earing and upon determination of public need.


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g. Aut'ori;ed +E operators s'all be entitled to fair and

e?uitable re&enue s'aring arrangement pursuant to Rule

#"=.

'. T'e +E operator s'all use an) cost effecti&e tec'nolog) in

fulfilling its responsibilit) of pro&iding uni&ersal basictelep'one ser&ice. T'e +E operator s'all endea&or to use

state of t'e art tec'nolog).

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